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No. 6|0,35 8. Patented Sept. 6, I898. K. E. LANDAU.

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FAN ATTACHMENT. FOR UMBRELLAS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0; 610,358, datedSeptember 6, 1898.

Application filed December 1'7, 1897. Serial No. 662,288. (No model.)

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Be it known that I, KATHARINE ELIZA LAN- DAU, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of NewYork, have invent-ed certain new and useful Improvements in FanAttachments for Umbrellas, of which the following is a full and completespecification, such as will enable those skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to that class of handles for umbrellas, canes, orthe like which embody a tubular socket adapted to contain a fan orsimilar device carried upon a knob or head detachably connected with andclosing the end of said socket.

The object of my invention is to provide a simple and improved device ofthis character in which a fan will be conveniently combined with anumbrella-handle in a compact and safe manner and in which thedouble-functional character of the handle portion of the umbrella willbe successfully concealed.

The invention is fully disclosed in the following specification, ofwhich the accompanying drawings form a part, in which the separate partsof my improvement are designated by the same letters of reference ineach of the views, and in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation showingthe top portion of an umbrella-handle embodying my improvements. Fig. 2is a longitudinal sectional view of the same. Fig. 3 is a transversesectional view taken on the line 3 3, Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a sectional Viewshowing the fan in side elevation and disconnected from itsholding-socket in its knob or head. Fig. 5 is a transverse sectionalview taken on the line 5 5, Fig. 4; and Fig. 6 is a transverse sectional View taken on the line 6 6, Fig. 45.

In the drawings forming part of this specification, A designates thehandle portion of an umbrella, which in my invention is of tubularconstructiompreferably cylindrical and open at its end. This tubularportion may be formed of plate metal and is provided at its open top endwith corrugations forming interiorly-operating screw-threads, as at 0,.

B designates a knob or head which is preferably of globular form and ishollow, so that it forms a receptacle for small articles. This globularhead maybe likewise formed of plate end a of 'the tubularhandle or shankA. The

shank of the globular knob or head B corresponds to the interior top endof the tubular handle A and forms a detachable connection between theseparts.

Exteriorly upon the corrugated or threaded top end 0; of the tubularhandle is provided a circumferential plate or flange O, which may be ofornamental character, as shown in Fig. 1, and operates to conceal thecorrugated or threaded structure of the handle portion. The top edge ofthis circumferential ornamental plate forms a projecting flange, as at0, extending beyond the corrugated or threaded top end CL of the tubularhandle A and adapted to project against the base portion of the globularknob or head 13 when the latter is screwed home into normal position. Byreason of the construction and arrangement just described the threadedconnection between the globular head and tubular handle portion iseffectively concealed,so that the detachable relation anddouble-functional characteristics of the parts are effectively concealedfrom the casual observer.

The inner end openin g of the tubular shank B of the knob B is closed bya plate, as D, which is preferably'extended at one side, as at d, toform the hinge connection 6 for a door or lid E, adapted to close a sideopening in the globular knob B and having a suitable spring-catch e, bywhich it is locked in closed position. The extension of the plate D toform the hinge-joint of the door E forms a firm and well-bracedconstruction. This door 'enablesa convenient use of the globular knob orhead as a receptacle for smallarticles.

The said door is preferably formed by an interiorly-openin g locket, asshown'at 6 Fig. 2.

F designates a spring-thilnble which is mounted within the corrugated orthreaded projecting shank B of the knob B and comprises side walls and abottom plate f, secured by rivets, as at g, or in any other suitablemanner to the outer face of the plate D. This thimble or socket ispreferably cylindrical in form and projects beyond the shank with theknob or head and is adapted to be received by and housed within thetubular handleA when the knob is in normal connection with the latter.WVhen the knob is separated from the tubular handle A, it will carry thefan, or the fan may be disconnected by withdrawing its cylindrical stemII from the spring-thimble F when desired. It will be noted that theglobular knob or head thus performs the double function of a knob orhandle for the umbrella handle or stick and a knob or handle for thefan, that it is de tachable from the umbrella handle or stick and willcarry the fan in this detachment,

and that it is also detachable from the fan. When the fan is connectedwith the knob B, it may be inserted within the tubular handle A, and theknob may be connected with said handleA by the operation of itsscrew-thread ed connection therewith.

To furthersecu re the fan in connection with the knob or head B againstaccidental detachment therefrom when said knob is screwed into or out ofconnection with the tubular handle A, I may provide, in addition to thespring-thimble connection, a further locking connection embodying an endslit f at the inner end of the longitudinal slit 0r slot f in thespring-walls of the thimble and at right angles to said longitudinalslot. The shank II of the fan is also provided with alaterallyprojecting pin or stud h, which is adapted to slide Within thelongitudinal slit or slot f and be turned into the right-angle end slotf to lock the parts in secure connection. The end slot f is preferablyprojected in a direction opposite to the direction of the turningmovement of the threadedjoint connection between the shank of the knobor head and the tubular handle A in the operation of unscrewing the knobfrom the handle, whereby the tendency in this operation will be to forcethe stud hinto positive engagement with the rightangle end slot f Ifdesired, I may arrange a cylindrical bushing or packing J between thewalls of the spring-thimble or socket and the corrugated threaded wallsof the stem B of the knob, which bushing may be correspondingly slotted,as at 7' and 9' by which construction and arrangement a greater depth ofslot for the reception of the stud h is provided without any liabilityof the stud coming into contact with the corrugated or threaded walls ofthe shank of the knob.

The folding fan I, which is carried by the shank II, is preferablybraced at its ends and center by longitudinal metallic strips, as at 2',which serve to preferably stiffen the fan in its insertible anddetachable functions with respect to the tubular receiving-handle A.

Having fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent 1. The herein-described device, comprising an umbrellaprovided with a tubular handle,

the end of which is screw-threaded, a knobor head detachable from saidhandle and adapted to serve as the handle of a fan, said knob or headbeing provided with a tubular shank, which is screw-threaded, whereby itis adapted to be connected with the end of the handle, a tubular thimbleor socket adapted to besecured within the said shank of the knob andprovided at one side with a longitudinal slot, and a fan providedwith astem which is adapted to be inserted into said thimble or socket and tobe secured therein, substantially as shown and described.

2. The herein-described device, comprising an umbrella provided with atubular handle, the end of which is screw-threaded, a knob or headdetachable from said handle and adapted to serve as the handle of a fan,said knob or head being provided with a tubular shank, which isscrew-threaded, whereby it is adapted to be connected with the end ofthe handle, a tubular thimble or socket adapted to be secured within thesaid shank of the knob and provided at one side with a longitudinalslot, and a fan provided with a stem which is adapted to be insertedinto said thimble or socket and to be secured therein, and the end ofthe handle into which the shank of the knob or head is inserted, beingalso provided with a casing or cover which conceals the screwthreadformed therein, substantially as shown and described.

3. The herein-described device, comprising an umbrellaprovided with atubular handle, the end of which is screw-threaded, a knob or headdetachable from said handle and adapted to serve as the handle of a fan,said knob or head being provided with a tubular shank, which isscrew-threaded, whereby it is adapted to be connected with the end ofthe handle, a tubular thimble or socket adapted to be secured within theshank of the knob, and a fan provided with a stem which is adapted to beinserted into said thimble or socket and to be secured therein,substantially as shown and described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed myname, in presence of the subscribing witnesses, this 13th day ofDecember, 1897.

KATHARINE ELIZA LANDAU.

W'itnesses:

L. M. MULLER, A. O. McLoUGHLIN.

